Xuanxia

Chapter 1017 Simple Task

After fleeing in silence for more than half an hour, someone among the men in black and the children of noble families in prison uniforms finally spoke the first words.

"I, I can't run anymore!"

The legs of a rich family daughter, who was no more than 20 years old, softened and she fell to the ground, panting and saying, "Stop, stop!"

When she fell, many children from noble families simply sat down at once, shouting in exhaustion.

"The emissaries will soon catch up. We can't stop."

Seeing this, the leader of the men in black stopped and heard his dull voice from under the black cloth covering his face: "We have to get to Shimen before dawn. There are people there to pick us up."

Shimen Town is about a hundred miles away from the capital. The city is neither big nor small, but it is also a transportation hub in Yanbei.

"No, I really can't escape."

The fat man who claimed to be Yuanye’s nephew sat against a tree, panting heavily: “You, you were sent by uncle, right? Then you have to listen to me!”

The leader of the men in black turned his gaze towards him.

"Are you Master Yuan Qingfeng?"

He bowed to the fat man and softened his tone: "Right now, the area around the capital is full of people from the Xuanmeng and the Yijun. We must escape at night. If we can't reach Shimen before dawn, it will be very troublesome."

"That's it, that's it."

Yuan Qingfeng used his hand to smooth the air from his chest, frowned and said, "Or you can go get some horses and we can ride away!"

"Yeah!"

The eyes of the young men from the noble families lit up: "Ride a horse! There are many towns near the capital, just grab some horses!"

The leader of the men in black sighed and took off the black cloth on his face.

This was a middle-aged man with a big beard and a strong and upright face. He looked embarrassed at this moment: "Masters and ladies, horses make too much noise. If we ride on horseback, I'm afraid we will be discovered too easily."

Yuan Qingfeng scolded, "What do you need to do? Just think of a way! If someone comes after us, just kill them! You can beat the emissary, so why can't you take us away?"

The middle-aged man nodded helplessly: "Okay, then you young masters and young ladies, please rest here for a while, I will think of a solution."

After saying that, he waved his hand, called over two men in black, and went to the other side.

Only when they reached a deserted place did the two men take off the black cloth.

This is a man and a woman, both look to be in their twenties.

"Big brother..."

The woman in black spoke, and it turned out to be Tang Jiao's voice: "These people are too exaggerated, aren't they? I just escaped with my life, and yet they are ordering me around like this?"

The middle-aged man, Fu Qingzhou, smiled.

These three people are naturally Fu Qingzhou, Tang Jiao and Wu Yan. The other men in black are the masters of Xuanmeng who came to assist them.

The faces they are wearing now all have owners. Those who were captured by them and are suspected to be the masters of Wuli Village confessed a lot of things under Li Jingzhe's interrogation.

At the same time, these masters also gave up their identities and faces without knowing it.

Relying on the identities of these people and the information they provided, Fu Qingzhou and others were able to easily disguise themselves and blend into the team of the aristocratic families... Of course, they also had to get the Mingjian Pavilion's secret envoys to cooperate in acting out a drama, just like tonight.

"These dandy men and women are all bullies who only care about the weak and fear the strong."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Now that they have been rescued and we are all their subordinates, they will naturally become tough."

Wu Yan asked calmly, "So, are we really going to get some horses?"

"Let's do it."

Fu Qingzhou replied, "But we still have to put on a good show. You can find a way to get some leather or thick cloth to cover the horse's hooves. This way the sound of the hooves will be quieter."

"Also, don't really rob. Leave some silver after taking the horse away." Wu Yan responded, turned around and left, and soon told some other men in black to leave.

Tang Jiao looked at Fu Qingzhou: "Brother..."

"take it easy."

Fu Qingzhou patted her shoulder and said, "Our mission is not difficult at all."

"Really?" Tang Jiao's eyes widened. "We are going to disguise ourselves and sneak into the heartland of the Yuan family in Fuhe Province. We must not only try to find out their deepest and most valuable intelligence, but also try to persuade their important figures to defect... Is this simple?"

“Isn’t this simple?”

Fu Qingzhou scratched his head: "All the information about our disguise targets has been arranged in advance. These noble family children who are traveling with us are all trash, so it is very easy to fool them..."

"Besides, even if we are exposed after arriving in Fuhe Province, they don't have any particularly powerful masters there - even if Ning Wuwang comes, his wife and children are still with us, so he won't really fight me."

"In short, this is a mission with little pressure, little difficulty, and even little danger. Isn't this simple?"

After listening to him, Tang Jiao also scratched her head.

"It seems to be true?"

She blinked her big eyes: "Then what's next..."

"Just follow the plan." Fu Qingzhou said with a smile: "The most difficult part of this mission is actually how to perform the sense of urgency to avoid the Xuanmeng and the rebels..."

Not long after, Wu Yan returned with a group of men in black and brought a dozen horses. According to Fu Qingzhou's instructions, all the horse hooves were wrapped so that there was almost no sound when they walked on the grass.

Seeing the horses, the noble family children who had been resting for a while were overjoyed. They stood up one by one, rushed forward, and even started to choose horses...

Just at this time, Wu Yan came to Fu Qingzhou and whispered a few words.

Fu Qingzhou's eyes lit up.

Of course, it was impossible for these people to follow the prison car all the way out of the city, but they had to ambush in advance. However, they also needed people from the Xuan League who were dressed in black to secretly follow the prison car. This would make it convenient to pass on information in advance and prevent lack of notification in case of accidents.

When Wu Yan and his men went to "steal horses", the man from the Xuan League brought them a message.

Among these children from aristocratic families, there was one who was particularly "aware of the times", and that was a member of the Lan family.

A smile appeared on Fu Qingzhou's lips.

While those young men from aristocratic families were still vying to pick out horses of good quality, he had already walked up leisurely.

"Masters and ladies."

He cupped his hands and said, "May I ask if there is anyone from the Lan family among you?"

"Yes, I have."

Hearing his question, three people turned their heads and asked, "What's wrong?"

Fu Qingzhou whispered, "It's like this. Almost all of our Yuan family members went to Fuhe Province to avoid disaster, but the friends of the Lan family went to Lanting Lake in Xishan... Three of you, do you want to go with us, or not?"

"Hey, no, no, no!"

Among the three, a skinny young man immediately stood up and said, "How can we go to Xishan in this situation? Otherwise, you can escort us to Fuhe Province first. After all, the Yuan and Lan families are all one family!"

Fu Qingzhou looked at him deeply.

If I remember correctly, this person is Lan Xiyu's collateral nephew, and should be a cousin of Lan Jingsong. His name is Lan Jingzhu.

"He reacted very quickly. The person Wu Yan was talking about must be him."

Fu Qingzhou didn't show any extra expression on his face, he just bowed and said: "In that case, let's go together."

(End of this chapter)